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  • Answered by
    Nikki on
    July 16, 2011
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    It should be okay to go ahead and cut the plant back, provided it has finished flowering. I would only perform a light pruning at this point, however, and then resume in fall or it might even be better to wait until spring, depending on your region's winters.

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    June 8, 2015
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    I believe this to be a False Indigo.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/baptisia/growing-baptisia-plants.htm

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    jeriholland on
    September 14, 2015
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    I don't know if you are organic or not, but you can clip the stems down close to the ground then carefully dap some Round up with a paint brush on each cut stem

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  • Asked by
    loislinke on
    September 29, 2015
    Zone 5 southeast Nebraska

    Q.planting false indigo seeds

    I recently harvested false indigo seeds from a pod (in SE Nebraska). I read your article about how to plant them, but I'm not sure about the term "hardened seeds." If I wait until spring to plant the seeds, would they be considered fresh or hardened?

  • Answered by
    shelley on
    September 30, 2015
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    If you wait until spring to plant the seeds would be considered hardened. If the seed is sown immediately after harvesting it will sprout right away - stored seed is much slower to germinate and some kind of means to breach the hard seed coat is necessary.

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    July 24, 2017
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    It's not necessary, but this article will help you.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/baptisia/cutting-back-baptisia.htm

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    August 19, 2017
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    Yes, it is possible to prune now although you will be removing active foliage, so try not to cut back too harshly to avoid harming the plant. You can thin out the stems within the plant, and shorten some of the longer stems as needed to get light to the other plants within the plant. You may want to use mulch to protect the plant during the winter if there's not much foliage left.
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/baptisia/cutting-back-baptisia.htm

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    September 22, 2017
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    The method described in the article is designed for seeds that will be planted in spring. So you would store the seeds over the winter, then go through the scarification, cold stratification, and soaking procedure in the early spring, then plant them. However, it is also possible to simply plant the seeds in the ground, right out of the seedpods in the fall, and let nature take care of the cold stratification and soaking for you. They should sprout in the spring.

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